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Important considerations for your CT Scan Be sure to inform your doctor if you are, or suspect you may be, pregnant before proceeding with the CT scan. CT scans are not usually performed during pregnancy. Additionally, if you’ve ever had contrast agents before and experienced discomfort or an allergic reaction, inform the technologist and the doctor. The scanner has a weight limit of 400lbs. Preparing for a CT Scan Preparation for a CT exam varies, depending on the type of exam your doctor has ordered. At the time of booking, your doctor's office will provide you with specific instructions for your particular exam. • No preparation required for: spines, head without contrast, sinus, and extremity scans. • Preparation of drinking an oral prep called Readicat 90 minutes prior to your exam is required for soft tissue neck, chest and head with contrast and most abdomen and pelvis scans. You are welcome to pick your prep up in advance or arrive at our office 90 minutes early and drink it here. • In some instances, you will be asked to drink a bottle of Readicat the night prior to your scan, as well as, a bottle 90 minutes prior to your scan. In this case you will need to pick up the oral preparation in advance. • You may receive IV contrast. The IV contrast adds detail to all major organs and blood vessels. The Technologist will explain the contrast procedure in detail and a detailed medical history will be taken from you. All exams needing an IV require you have nothing to eat or drink for 3 hours before your scan.. • At this time, we will need a list of any current medications you are taking. (Please bring a list of current medications with you.) • If you receive the IV contrast, you may feel some slight discomfort while the IV is initially set up. While the IV is first being administered, you may have cool sensation in your arm, a metallic taste in your mouth and/or a warm flushing sensation. All sensations are normal and go away within a few minutes. • Depending on what your symptoms are, the technologist may be required to administer rectal contrast. A small flexible tube will be inserted into your rectum and Readicat will fill your lower colon. This enables complete visualization of your colon. If rectal contrast is required, the technologist will explain the process in detail.

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Important considerations for your CT Scan

   Be  sure  to  inform  your  doctor  if  you  are,  or  suspect  you  may  be,  pregnant  before  proceeding  with  the  CT  scan.  CT  scans  are  not  usually  performed  during  pregnancy.      Additionally,  if  you’ve  ever  had  contrast  agents  before  and  experienced  discomfort  or  an  allergic  reaction,    inform  the  technologist  and  the  doctor.      The  scanner  has  a  weight  limit  of  400lbs.      Preparing  for  a  CT  Scan      Preparation  for  a  CT  exam  varies,  depending  on  the  type  of  exam  your  doctor  has  ordered.  At  the  time  of  booking,  your  doctor's  office  will  provide  you  with  specific  instructions  for  your  particular  exam.    •  No  preparation  required  for:  spines,  head  without  contrast,  sinus,  and  extremity    scans.      •  Preparation  of  drinking  an  oral  prep  called  Readicat  90  minutes  prior  to  your  exam  is  required  for  soft  tissue  neck,  chest  and  head  with  contrast  and  most  abdomen  and  pelvis  scans.  You  are  welcome  to  pick  your  prep  up  in  advance  or  arrive  at  our  office  90  minutes  early  and  drink  it  here.      •  In  some  instances,  you  will  be  asked  to  drink  a  bottle  of  Readicat  the  night  prior  to  your  scan,  as  well  as,  a  bottle  90  minutes  prior  to  your  scan.  In  this  case  you  will  need  to  pick  up  the  oral  preparation  in  advance.      •  You  may  receive  IV  contrast.  The  IV  contrast  adds  detail  to  all  major  organs  and  blood  vessels.  The  Technologist  will  explain  the  contrast  procedure  in  detail  and  a  detailed  medical  history  will  be  taken  from  you.  All  exams  needing  an  IV  require  you  have  nothing  to  eat  or  drink  for  3  hours  before  your  scan..      •  At  this  time,  we  will  need  a  list  of  any  current  medications  you  are  taking.  (Please  bring  a  list  of  current  medications  with  you.)      •  If  you  receive  the  IV  contrast,  you  may  feel  some  slight  discomfort  while  the  IV  is  initially  set  up.  While  the  IV  is  first  being  administered,  you  may  have  cool  sensation  in  your  arm,  a  metallic  taste  in  your  mouth  and/or  a  warm  flushing  sensation.  All  sensations  are  normal  and  go  away  within  a  few  minutes.      •  Depending  on  what  your  symptoms  are,  the  technologist  may  be  required  to  administer  rectal  contrast.  A  small  flexible  tube  will  be  inserted  into  your  rectum  and  Readicat  will  fill  your  lower  colon.  This  enables  complete  visualization  of  your  colon.  If  rectal  contrast  is  required,  the  technologist  will  explain  the  process  in  detail.